England - North West • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Brabners LLP
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Representing a stellar client list consisting of Premier League and Football League clubs in the North and their community outreach organisations, the Lawn Tennis Association, Rugby League giants Wigan and Rugby Union high-flyers Sale Sharks, Brabners LLP is one of the region’s elite sports firms. A specialist area of the firm’s work is crisis management support for sportspeople and their families in the public eye, with the firm assisting Wayne and Coleen Rooney and Ben and Deborah Stokes in this capacity. Practice head Lydia Edgar is a sports employment law specialist, with a great deal of experience formulating major contracts, managing disciplinary issues and assisting with exits. Andrew McGregor leads the football division of the team, having experience representing clients in Premier League and EFL arbitration proceedings, FA Disciplinary Commission proceedings and the High Court. Expert on commercial rights in sport Jason Smith, sports regulation specialist Catherine Forshaw and IP lawyer Colin Bell are also key.
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‘The team is particularly strong on sports governance, supporting many National and International Governing Bodies. Their expertise in this area is second to none.’
‘Catherine Forshaw is extremely diligent and conscientious. She is able to anticipate what sports clients want, even before they know it themselves.
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Key clients
- The English Football League
- England & Wales Cricket Board
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Work highlights
- Advising the Commonwealth Games Federation on a number of matters, including their relationship with a sports marketing and entertainment agency and on arrangements which deal with all of CGF’s commercial, media and marketing rights relating to the 2022, 2026 and 2030 Commonwealth Games.
- Advised Ben & Deborah Stokes (ECB affray and The Sun privacy cases), Wayne & Coleen Rooney (#WagathaChriste dispute), Michael Vaughan (Azeem Rafiq – racism allegations).
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